Richard Nebens

Richard Nebens

Senior Writer, Content Creator

Richard Nebens holds a position as The Direct's Senior Writer, also working as an assistant editor and content creator for the site. 

Richard first joined The Direct in March 2020 and plays a big role in the site's day-to-day operations by writing, editing, ideating, and posting multiple articles daily, helping readers keep up with the latest from every fandom. He started his writing career in July 2019 with MCU Exchange and worked as a writer/podcast host with The Illuminerdi from 2020 to 2022, also writing/podcasting with Agents of Fandom.

Prior to joining The Direct, Richard worked a variety of jobs, including as a bellman, valet, photographer, and escape room manager, later going on to own a brewery/sports bar in South Lake Tahoe, California. Richard earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Business/Management from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of the class of 2013.

Richard can be found on Twitter (@RichardNebens), Instagram (@richardnebens), and TikTok (@richardnebens sharing his latest article from The Direct, cheering on his sports teams, giving his best attempts at comedy, or hyping up the latest epic movie or TV show.

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Richard Nebens's Latest The Direct Articles

Wonder Woman 1984 Easter Egg: Costumes From Zack Snyder's 300 Appear In Gal Gadot Film

A Wonder Woman 1984 extra reveals that his Spartan costume is the same one used in Zack Snyder's 300.

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DC Exec Reveals HBO Max Spinoffs Being Considered For Every Upcoming Superhero Movie

Walter Hamada reveals that Warner Bros. is planning for every future movie to have the potential for an HBO Max spin-off.

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Wonder Woman 1984 Director Confirms Callbacks To Christopher Reeve's Superman Movies

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins confirms the intentional nods to Superman and Superman II in her movie.

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Wonder Woman 1984 Director Patty Jenkins Wants To Direct a Marvel Spider-Man Movie

Patty Jenkins reveals on Twitter that she would love to direct movies for Superman, Spider-Man, and Black Widow given the right opportunity.

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Zack Snyder Claims His Watchmen Movie Came Out Way Too Early

Zack Snyder discusses how his 2009 movie Watchmen may have been made earlier than it should have been.

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Wonder Woman 1984's Negative Reviews Cause Rotten Tomatoes To Change Critics Consensus

Rotten Tomatoes makes an update to the consensus statement for Wonder Woman 1984 after its release on HBO Max.

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Wonder Woman 1984 Loses Certified Fresh Status on Rotten Tomatoes

Wonder Woman 1984's tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes drops to a 69% rating upon its debut on HBO Max.

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Marvel's WandaVision Merch Teases How Scarlet Witch's Memory Plays Into Plot

Walmart lists Monica Rambeau's SWORD necklace from the second WandaVision trailer for sale, including a mysterious caption.

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Marvel Reportedly Considered Shia LaBeouf For MCU Superhero Role

Marvel Studios showed initial interest in Shia Labeouf to play a new hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Marvel's Daredevil: Deborah Ann Woll Shares Hopeful Message About Netflix Show

Karen Page actress Deborah Ann Woll celebrates the rights for Daredevil returning to Marvel Studios in a new Twitter post.

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Daredevil's Vincent D'Onofrio Comments on Kingpin's Potential MCU Presence

Vincent D'Onofrio of Daredevil teases the potential excitement of a Kingpin reprisal in the MCU's future.

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Daredevil To Be Played By "Another Actor" In Spider-Man 3 If Rumors Are True, Says Charlie Cox

Daredevil actor Charlie Cox reveals that he is not a part of Spider-Man 3

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Marvel's Loki: More Evidence Points To Kang the Conqueror's Debut In Tom Hiddleston Series

Kang the Conqueror is now rumored to make his MCU debut in the Disney+ series Loki, after rumblings that the show would include only a set up for him.

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Thor: Love and Thunder Star Teases New Songs & Music In Upcoming Chris Hemsworth Sequel

Tessa Thompson will be heading to Australia in a couple weeks to start her work on Thor: Love and Thunder, and she's hyped up the songs and music that will be utilized in the thunderous Marvel film.

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Marvel Announces MCU-Themed Musical Performance For New Year's Eve

Kevin Feige takes to Weibo to announce a new Marvel-themed musical event coming to celebrate the new year on New Year's Eve.

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Zack Snyder Releases First Remastered Scene From Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Zack Snyder releases the first clip from his remastered version of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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Dwyane Johnson Promises Black Adam Script, DC Set Visit To Compassionate Fan In Need For Christmas

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprises a father for Christmas by gifting him his own script from Black Adam and a visit to set.

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Former Doctor Strange 2 Director Says Movie In Excellent Hands With Spider-Man Director Sam Raimi

Scott Derrickson takes to Twitter to further explain his decision to vacate the director's chair for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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Wonder Woman 1984 Director Reveals Arguments With Studio Took Place Over Release Date

Patty Jenkins discusses the constant uncertainty behind the release of Wonder Woman 1984 and the issues she's had with Warner Brothers.

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Zack Snyder Still Hopes Ben Affleck's Batman & Deathstroke Movie Will Happen

Zack Snyder describes how much he would have loved to see the scrapped Batman movie with Joe Manganiello's Deathstroke.

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Thor: Love and Thunder: New Evidence Suggests Pom Klementieff's Mantis Joining Chris Hemsworth Film

Pom Klementieff and Taika Waititi confirm that Mantis will be in Thor: Love and Thunder.

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Margot Robbie Reacts To Warner Bros.’ HBO Max Plan For The Suicide Squad, Other Movies

Margot Robbie shares her views on Warner Bros.’ decision with their releases coming to HBO Max.

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Marvel Chief Claims Tom Hiddleston Carries Every Scene of Loki Disney+ Series

Kevin Feige teases an incredible dynamic between Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson in 'Loki' and heaps praise onto Hiddleston leading the series.

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Marvel Head Praises Anthony Mackie's Leadership During The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's Shoot

Kevin Feige singles out The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Anthony Mackie for his leadership on set during production.

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Gal Gadot Speaks Out on Questionable Experience With Justice League Director Joss Whedon

Gal Gadot shows support for Ray Fisher speaking his mind after the reported abuse on the set of 2017's Justice League.

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Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man Co-Star Addresses Rumors Surrounding Tom Holland's Spider-Man 3

Joe Manganiello expresses his curiosity and excitement to see Tobey Maguire return as Spider-Man in the untitled Spider-Man 3.

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Zack Snyder's Justice League Includes F-Bomb From Ben Affleck's Batman, R-Rating Likely

Zack Snyder reveals that the Snyder Cut of Justice League may come to theaters with an R rating.

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Black Adam: Dwayne Johnson Reacts To Casting of Cyclone Superhero

Quintessa Swindell will take on the role of Cyclone in the DCEU’s Black Adam.

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Zack Snyder Reveals Batman V Superman Remaster Coming With 'A Bit More'

Zack Snyder teases that he is working on remastered IMAX formatting for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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Justice League: Ray Fisher Reacts To Warner Bros. Statement on Controversy Surrounding DC Movie

Warner Bros. releases a statement announcing they have concluded their investigation into the abusive nature on the set of Justice League.

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Marvel's Hawkeye Casts Hamilton Star Brian D'Arcy James

Marvel Studios lists Brian d’Arcy James as a cast member in Disney+’s Hawkeye.

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MCU: Jaimie Alexander To Return In Marvel's Thor 4 and Possibly Loki Disney+ Show

Jamie Alexander will reprise her role as Lady Sif in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as possibly Loki next year.

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Marvel's Ant-Man 3 Officially Titled Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaina, Main Cast Revealed

Kevin Feige announces the third Ant-Man movie as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaina

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Disney Teases Major Announcements From Marvel Studios & Star Wars For Investor Day

The official Disney Twitter page teases the upcoming Disney Investor’s Meeting, which will include news on Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney+.

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Wonder Woman 3 Director Patty Jenkins Is Rethinking the Story of Gal Gadot's Threequel

Patty Jenkins isn't sure how she wants to proceed with a third Wonder Woman film, citing the state of world affairs as a reason to take a step back.

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Marvel's Black Panther, DC's Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey Make Google's Most-Searched 2020 Films List

Black Panther and Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey find their way into the top 10 most searched movies on Google in 2020.

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Wonder Woman 1984's Patty Jenkins Responds To Christopher Nolan's Criticism of HBO Max Plan

Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins shares Christopher Nolan's sentiment on Warner Bros. streaming decision but also explains her decision to release her movie right now.

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DC Actor Reveals Zack Snyder's Justice League 2 Focused on 'Injustice League' Villains

Joe Manganiello reveals the original plans from Zack Snyder on what part two of the two-part Justice League movie series would have entailed.

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Marvel's Hawkeye: Set Photos Introduce MCU's New Villainous Mafia

A new behind the scenes look at Hawkeye reveals pictures of the Tracksuit Mafia in action.

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Ben Affleck's Batman Film Plot Was 'Dark' and 'Hard', Says Justice League's Deathstroke Actor

Joe Manganiello reveals that his Deathstroke had a meticulously thought out plan to dismantle Bruce Wayne's life in the unrealized Batman solo movie with Ben Affleck.

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